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Farmer literally cuts property in two to give to ex-wife
BELGRADE - A Serb farmer used a grinding machine to cut in half his farm tools and machines to comply with a court ruling that he must share all his property with his ex-wife, local media reported on Thursday.abs-cbnnews.com 04/07/2008 1:16 AM
Bees attack runners, 30 hospitalized
TOKYO - A swarm of bees attacked half-marathon runners in southwestern Japan on Sunday, forcing 30 people to be rushed to hospital, rescuers said. During the race in Saga city, athletes were set upon by the bees as they ran near a river bank, according to one of the local fire departments which dispatched five ambulances because of the incident.abs-cbnnews.com 04/06/2008 5:11 PM
No happy returns as school bans birthday cake
WELLINGTON - Children in a New Zealand school have been banned from bringing cakes to share on their birthdays, due to new government healthy eating guidelines.abs-cbnnews.com 04/06/2008 2:07 AM
Legislator offers his 2 cents: scrap penny
OTTAWA - A Canadian legislator formally proposed on Wednesday that the country's 1 cent coin, or penny, be scrapped on the grounds that it was "an expensive nuisance" and cost more to produce than it was worth.abs-cbnnews.com 04/05/2008 1:13 AM
Husband faces $1M suit for wife's lost virginity
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian woman is suing her husband for nearly a million dollars over the loss of her virginity, a report said Friday. The New Straits Times said the 30-year-old teacher is claiming 3.0 million ringgit (941,000 dollars) in damages for false promises over their marriage, which collapsed after her in-laws disapproved.abs-cbnnews.com 04/04/2008 8:26 PM
P4.8M swim suit shown in Singapore
SINGAPORE - A diamond thong worth S$168,000 ($122,000) was the highlight of a lingerie fashion show in Singapore on Thursday. The Triumph Luxurious Diamond Thong had 518 brilliant-cut diamonds, totaling 30 carats, studded into the front of a black lace thong in a floral pattern. The skimpy underwear that left little to the imagination also had 27 white gold tassels hanging off it.abs-cbnnews.com 04/04/2008 11:18 AM
Thailand bans 'quick half sex-change'
BANGKOK - Thailand's health chiefs barred hospitals and clinics on Wednesday from castrating would-be "ladyboys" amid growing concern about the operation being seen as a cheap and quick alternative to a full sex-change. However, senior health official Tara Chinakarn admitted that policing the temporary ban might be difficult as cosmetic removal of the testicles was such a quick operation and easy to conduct in secret.abs-cbnnews.com 04/03/2008 11:36 AM
Man crowded out of home by collecting passion
BERLIN - A German man was such an avid collector of weapons and other paraphernalia that he ran out of space at home and had to sleep in a hotel, neighbors said following the 71-year-old's death.abs-cbnnews.com 04/03/2008 12:45 AM
New record set for ironing under water
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A group of 72 Australian scuba divers has flattened the world record for ironing under water, taking the plunge off a pier near the southern city of Melbourne with ironing boards and irons, and their linen. So-called "extreme ironing" has spawned a cult following in recent years. The Web site extremeironing.com espouses it as being the "latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt."abs-cbnnews.com 04/02/2008 12:12 PM
'Text message made fools of Cabinet on April 1'
Hours before the clock struck 12 midnight April 1st, abs-cbnNEWS.com got a text message saying that a Cabinet revamp will happen in the next few weeks. But as ABS-CBN News asked around the Palace Tuesday, officials said the text message that spread was all empty talk.abs-cbnnews.com 04/02/2008 12:01 AM